Order Regarding Sealed Documents

Filed: 08/04/2025 16:09:31 Fourth Judicial District, Ada County Trent Tripple, Clerk of the Court
By: Deputy Clerk-Holstine, Shannon
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF

THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA

THE STATE OF IDAHO,

Plaintiff, Case No. CR01-24-31665 -vs-
ORDER REGARDING SEALED

BRYAN C. KOHBERGER, DOCUMENTS

Defendant.

As part of the process to review sealed records to determine which should be unsealed, the Court will process the review of those documents from newest to oldest. The Court will require the parties to indicate whether they have an objection to unsealing any specific document and if they believe a document should remain sealed, they must identify why redacting of materials is not an acceptable arrangement and with detail and specificity why the document should be sealed, from both a legal and factual standpoint. Simply citing a court rule without more is not a sufficient response. The response must identify each document by date, name and number of each document identified in the order for review of sealed status of a particular group of documents. The parties must file their response, including if appropriate, a notice of non-objection, within fourteen (14) days of the Court's order identifying a particular group of documents for review of sealed status.

The first set of documents the Court requires the parties input as outlined above include the following documents (dates refer to date of filing as reflected in the Clerk's Case Summary):
1) 7/24/25: State's Exhibits S1-5-7 / 23 / 2025 Sentencing Hearing, which include photographs of each of the deceased victims and a photograph of the six victims together (five (5) exhibits)
2) 7/23/25: Orders Modifying / Amending No Contact Order (seven (7) orders)
3) 7/15/25: Opposition to Motion to Vacate Nondissemination Order
ORDER REGARDING SEALED DOCUMENTS-PAGE 1

4) 7/9/25: SEALED Exhibit S-1 to State's Response to Defendant's 24th Supplemental Request for Discovery
5) 7/3/25: Sheriff's Return concerning witness K.S.F.

6) 7/2/25: Guilty Plea Advisory form completed by Defendant
7) 6/27/25: 2nd Notice of Filing Defendant's Additions / Objections to the Juror Questionnaire
8) 6/27/25: Sheriff's Return concerning witness T.A.D.

9) 6/26/25: SEALED Order on Defendant's Offer of Proof RE: Alternate Perpetrators (unredacted)
10) 6/25/25: SEALED Exhibit W to Defendant's 24th Supplemental Request for Discovery
11) 6/25/25: State's Amended Notice of Compliance and Motion to Seal States Amended Witness List
12) 6/18/25: Court Minutes for Closed Session re Motion concerning Alternate perpetrators
13) 6/16/25: State's Motion to Seal Ex Parte Filings RE: Out of State Witnesses
14) 6/16/25: Exhibit S-1 (b) to State's Supplemental Response to Rqst for Discovery RE:
Expert Testimony
15) 6/16/25: Exhibit S-1 (a) to State's Supplemental Response to Rqst for Discovery RE:
Expert Testimony
16) 6/16/25: Exhibit S-1 to State's Supplemental Response to Rqst for Discovery RE:
Expert Testimony
17) 6/13/25: Sheriff's Return concerning witness Y.R.

18) 6/13/25: Defendant's Reply in Support of Motion for Access
19) 6/13/25: Defendant's Reply to State's Objection to Defendant's Offer of Proof RE:
Alternate Perpetrators and Defendant's Evidence in Support of Offer of Proof RE:
Alternate Perpetrator
20) 6/12/25: State's Motion to Amend Witness List and Supplement Expert Disclosure
21) 6/12/25: Notice of Filing-SEALED Defendant's Amended Exhibit Chart
ORDER REGARDING SEALED DOCUMENTS – PAGE 2

22) 6/12/25: Order Sealing State's Response to Defendant's Motion RE: Special Investigation
23) 6/12/25: Order Sealing Defendant's Motion for Access and Objection to Court's Order
24) 6/11/25: Motion to Seal State's Response to Defendant's Motion RE: Special Investigation
25) 6/11/25: State's Response to Defendant's Motion RE: Special Investigation
26) 6/11/25: Defendant's Objection to Release of Privileged and Confidential Work Product
27) 6/11/25: Defendant's Motion for Access & Fair Investigation
28) 6/11/25: Motion to Seal Defendant's Motion for Access and Objection to Court's Order
29) 6/9/25: Witness List-Defendant's 2nd Amended Phase Two Mitigation Witness List
30) 6/9/25: Order Staying Order
31) 6/9/25: Order Sealing Defendant's Motion and Order for Emergency Order
32) 6/9/25: Order Conditionally Denying Admission of Additional Exhibits as Evidence at Trial
33) 6/9/25: Order Granting Defense Expert Analysis of Evidence
34) 6/6/25: State's Response RE: Defendant's Motion for Independent Analysis of Evidence
35) 6/6/25: Motion for Emergency Order
36) 6/6/25: Motion to Seal Defendant's Motion and Order for Emergency Order
37) 6/6/25: Stipulated Motion to the Admission of Additional Exhibits as Evidence at Trial
38) 6/6/25: Motion for Independent Analysis of Evidence
39) 6/6/25: State's Objection to " Defendant's Offer of Proof RE: Alternate Perpetrators " and " Defendant's Evidence in Support of Officer of Proof RE: Alternate Perpetrator "
40) 6/5/25: Order Granting Access to Sealed Record
41) 6/4/25: Exhibit S-1 to State's Supplemental Response to Defendants Request for Discovery
ORDER REGARDING SEALED DOCUMENTS-PAGE 3

42) 6/3/25: Exhibit S-1 to State's Response to Defendant's 23rd Supplemental Request for Discovery
43) 6/2/25: Exhibit V to Defendant's 23rd Supplemental Request for Discovery.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

4 day Dated this day of August 2025.

VENDER

STEVEN J. HIPPLER

Administrative District Judge
ORDER REGARDING SEALED DOCUMENTS – PAGE 4

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on 8/4/2025 I served a true and correct copy of the ORDER REGARDING SEALED DOCUMENTS to:
LATAH COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

WILLIAM W. THOMPSON, JR.

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

ASHLEY JENNINGS

SENIOR DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

JOSHUA D. HURWIT

SPECIAL DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

VIA EMAIL: paservice@latahcountyid.gov
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

JEFFERY D. NYE

SPECIAL ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

VIA EMAIL: jeff.nye@ag.idaho.gov
MADISON ALLEN

SPECIAL ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

VIA EMAIL: madison.allen@ag.idaho.gov
ANNE TAYLOR LAW, PLLC

ANNE C. TAYLOR

VIA EMAIL: info@annetaylorlaw.com
ELISA G. MASSOTH, PLLC

ELISA G. MASSOTH

VIA EMAIL: emassoth@kmrs.net
IDAHO STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE

FIRST DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER

JAY W. LOGSDON

VIA EMAIL: jay.logsdon@spd.idaho.gov
BICKA BARLOW

Pro Hac Vice
VIA EMAIL: bickabarlow@sbcglobal.net
TRENT TRIPPLE

Clerk of the Court
By: Shannon Holstine Deputy Clerk 8/4/2025 4:09:40 PM
ORDER REGARDING SEALED DOCUMENTS-PAGE 5